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Early Man

Early Man

  • 2018 film

Comedy film from Aardman Animations about a caveman. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams, Tom Hiddleston, Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade and more.

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Early Man

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
2018
Stars
Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams, Tom Hiddleston, Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade, Selina Griffiths, Johnny Vegas, Mark Williams and more
Writers
Mark Burton and John O'Farrell
Directors
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
Producers
Nick Park, Olivier Courson and Peter Lord
Companies

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of how plucky caveman Dug (voiced by Eddie Redmayne), along with sidekick Hognob unites his tribe against the mighty Bronze Age in a battle to beat them at their own game.

Tom Hiddleston voices Lord Nooth, the governor of the Bronze Age town who is a money-loving tyrant and rival to the film's Stone Age hero, Dug.

Early Man marks Nick Park's first feature film since the Academy Award winning Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit in 2005.

17th January 2017 update - Maisie Williams joins the cast

Maisie Williams (aka Arya Stark from Game Of Thrones) joins the voice cast as Goona, the gallant and indomitable rebel who befriends the film's hero Dug and helps steer him through the clash of the Stone Age and Bronze Age civilisations.

Maisie says: "I'm a huge Aardman fan - having the chance to work with Nick Park is a dream come true, especially as I get to voice such a fantastic character as Goona. I can't wait for audiences to meet her".

Nick Park said of the casting: "Maisie is a terrific actress, and she is of course no stranger to embodying a valiant heroine. I'm most excited to see her breathe life into Goona - I know she'll be the perfect ally to Eddie's Dug".

16th March 2017 update - Casting "The Tribe"

More cast details have been announced, with the casting of "The Tribe". It will feature Richard Ayoade as Treeboa, Selina Griffiths as Magma, Johnny Vegas as Asbo, Mark Williams as Barry, Gina Yashere as Gravelle and Simon Greenall as Eemak.

7th December 2017 update - more cast

Rob Brydon voices the Message Bird - an ingenious Bronze Age communication device. Kayvan Novak will be Dino, Lord Nooth's assistant; and Miriam Margolyes plays Queen Oofeefa, ruler of the Bronze Age world.

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Additional details

UK certificate
PG
Duration
88 minutes
UK release
Friday 26th January 2018
Produced
2016 - 2017
UK premiere
Sunday 14th January 2018, BFI IMAX
Distributors

STUDIOCANAL

Production
Animated
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 1st September 2024 at 3:00pm on BBC1
  • Sunday 28th January 2024 at 2:40pm on BBC1
  • Saturday 7th October 2023 at 7:00pm on BBC3

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